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Predictors of Drug Court Success in a Small City Drug Court
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
This study examines the factors related to completion outcomes of the East Central Judicial District Drug Court (ECJDDC). The ECJDDC has a 71% graduation rate which far exceeds the national average of approximately 40-45%. ...
Supporting Transitions of Homeless Youth: Evaluating Residential Program Frameworks, Structure and Educational Collaborations
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
With varying definitions and reports of appropriate transitions to independent living situations, it is difficult to decipher which residential models and approaches have the greatest impact on homeless youth. This project ...
Determining the Essential Components of State and Institution Dual Credit Program Policy in New Mexico: A Delphi Study with High School and College Experts
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
The purpose of this Delphi study was to determine the essential components of dual credit in New Mexico. Dual credit experts from colleges and high schools in New Mexico were asked to participate in a three-round Delphi ...
Determining Factors that Serve as Barriers to Integrative STEM Methodology Implementation in K-12 Schools
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
The purpose of the correlational study was to determine factors that served as barriers to integrative science, technology, engineering and mathematics (iSTEM) implementation in K-12 schools. The sample studied (N = 153) ...
Tattoo Subculture: Creating a Personal Identity in the Context of Social Stigma
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Tattooing is a growing and diversifying practice in the United States (Roberts, 2012), yet
mainstream society maintains negative stigmas (Bell, 1999). Nevertheless, individuals attach
personal meaning to tattooing (Atkinson, ...
Counting Coup with Western Education in a Post-Assimilated Paradigm: A Qualitative Research Study on American Indian Success
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
“The beaver doesn’t try to be like the bear or the buffalo, he knows who he is . . . and he is proud of who he is” (Big Dog, 2012). The aforementioned quote depicts how this author interpreted the identities of his sample ...
Women in Transition: Implications for Career Counseling
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
This thesis paper begins with an in-depth literature review that analyzes the career counseling process with two specific populations: women who are transitioning from welfare-reliance to self-sufficiency, and women who ...
Comparing Project-Based Learning to Direct Instruction on Students' Attitude to Learn Science
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Students' attitude towards learning science transform during their middle school years. Research provides data showing the affect of different teaching methods on students' attitude. Two teaching methods compared were ...
The Use of Non-Cognitive Constructs to Predict Success of First-Year Students in a College of Business
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
This study examined the relationship between academic hardiness, emotional and social competencies, academic success (as measured by grade point average), and persistence, in a sample of 178 first-year College of Business ...
Alcohol and Academia: A Study of the Association between Student Housing Type and Alcohol Abuse at North Dakota State University
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
The purpose of this study was to determine if student housing gender-type is significantly related to student alcohol consumption at North Dakota State University. The researcher examined whether the residence of students ...